Aleksandro-Nevskaya Lavra (III) Aleksandro-Nevskaya Lavra (III) / / gallery 
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The monastery's spiritual focal point is the Troitskiy sobor (Trinity Cathedral), built between 1776-90. In 1724 the remains of St. Alexander Nevsky (canonised by the Orthodox Church as the Holy Patron of Russia) were transferred to the cathedral.
LOCATION: St. Petersburg
DATE: Wed, 03/06/2009
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